If you're a fan of history, especially women's history, you may shudder to imagine what it would be like to do the work that women were called upon to do during the colonial period. Wealthy or poor, and those in the middle, were required, if not to do the actual physical labor, to supervise, organize,…
NOT Playing Dress-up
How lovely summertime must have been, for the wealthiest of the population, in the Colonial South! The country houses were large and airy, with hallways straight through that drew the breezes and large windows that were always open. Even the smaller houses in town had large rooms and high ceilings with center hallways and plenty…
Will the Real Pocahontas Please Stand Up?
Pocahontas what? You mean disney didn't create you? We all know the Disney version of the story of the Indian princess Pocahontas and Captain John Smith. This story is told by John Smith himself. Smith describes her in his accounts as a tom-boy, romping about her village, and describes her generosity and kindness to the…
America’s First Newspaper Woman
When Elizabeth Timothy's husband died in an accident a few days before Christmas, in 1738, she had five children, the oldest thirteen, and a baby expected "hourly." I don't know about you, but I cannot imagine myself in a worse situation. Christmas time is hard enough for me having only two children. To be hit…
Plantation Management
girl grows indigo in south carolina colony At the age of sixteen tender years, Eliza Lucas became the manager of her father’s 600-acre plantation in South Carolina. Her mother was ailing, and the work involved in the management of the entire operation fell upon her shoulders. She was also supervisor of the overseers of her…
Ida Flowers’ Colonial Women
You just woke up on a plantation. The year is 1750. There's no electricity, no sounds but the chirping of birds and the crowing of a rooster--and perhaps, a baby crying. There's no running water for a shower, no hair dryer. In fact, there's not even a toilet. welcome to colonial america I just love…
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